Saginaw Bay – A few perch were caught along the shipping channel and up the old shipping channel. Boats were lucky to get 5 to 8 keepers. Boat anglers vertical jigging with jigs or spoons baited with minnows are taking a few walleye at the mouth of the Saginaw River. One nice perch was caught off Quanicassee when fishing in 30 feet of water out near the end of the shipping channel,

These were some of the nicest fish I’ve seen this summer–real tournament fish! Crawler harnesses behind two-ounce inline sinkers run 100 feet back behind planer boards were getting the job done.
The shallow waters south of AuGres really produced some excellent walleye fishing all weekend. Ten to 13-feet was magic, but some anglers fished even shallower. It wasn’t hard finding fish as the large numbers of boats in a given area was a dead give away! We ran Rattle Tots on one side of the TERMAR and Wally Pops on the other, both producing equally well. Purple and chartreuse Wally Pops’ ….

Captain Ryan Sagady from Bay Sportfishing Charters reports from Saginaw Bay:

The fishing has been hot lately on the Saginaw Bay. We have taken easy limits and probably caught over 60 walleyes on my last two charter trips. The action has taken place in 10-13 feet of water on crawler harnesses with silver blades. There are a lot of floating weeds in shallow and Bass Pro fish weights have been the key to success in the weeds. The lip on the weight is just enough to catch floating weeds traveling down your line, keeping your harness clean. Be sure to use your electric trolling motor to stealthily troll over these shallow fish without spooking them. You also want to make sure that your Off Shore boards are far away from the boat in these shallow water situations. The usage of tattle flags has also been instrumental in detecting a buildup of weeds on my weights. Summer is winding down so be sure to get out and do some walleye fishing. The good old days are happening right now on the Saginaw Bay!!!!!